Ding, I am also using this kernel and here's what I did to get my NTFS volume mounted: 1) Download and install the NTFS kernel driver: the catch here is that you need to get the right one. Go to http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/135/71/ and then under the "Contributed NTFS RPMs" section download the x86_64 (or the smp version) for your kernel. Note: this is not the NTFS tools package -- I have not yet found a working tools package for this kernel, but this is not necessary for read access anyway. 2) Edit your /etc/fstab file and add the mount options so that all users can read it. For example, you might add the following (here the device is sdb1): /dev/sdb1 /media/my_usb_drive ntfs users,noauto,umask=022 0 0 In my case I have an external USB drive, so I don't want it auto-mounted every time I reboot, so I use "noauto" in the fstab. Also, I want normal (non-root) users to access it, so I enter "users", along with a umask=022 (you can use whatever umask you like, but I found it necessary to specify one or the users option would not work). With this configuration I am able to mount, open, read, and unmount my NTFS external USB drive. I have read that writing to an NTFS drive is still kind of buggy and may result in data loss on the NTFS partition, so it would be a good idea to have a backup before writing to it. Lastly, every time you update your kernel you will need to download and install a new NTFS kernel driver. For this reason, you may want to uncheck the kernel update on your up2date GUI screen -- at least until you confirm that there's a new NTFS kernel driver for the new kernel version. In an interesting side note, Redhat/Fedora are the only major Linux distributions that don't include NTFS support by default. I think they fear being sued by Microsoft. I hope this helps. -Michael dingxb wrote: > Hi, I am very glad to been here. > > At the moment, I am a newbie in using Scientific Linux. My Linux is Scientific Linux 4.3 for X86_64. I just got it before a weeks ago and I had installed it. Here are some prolems of mine. > > 1. I can't mount all my ntfs partition due to the kernal doesn't support it. I had found some resolution in Internet. For example, I want to use the rpms which found in http://www.linux-ntfs.org/. But I can;t found the right version for the kernal. When I use the command "uname -a" to investigate the version, it shows should be 2.6.9-34 EL, when I got the corresponding rpms, it doesn't work for me and informed me that I had a wrong kernal version. So, anybody can help me to mount the NTFS partition . Thank you. > > 2. I also have a problem in monitor. My desktop is not in the center of my monitor. It a little towards right down. And how to adjust it or what is the reson for that?? Thank you again. > > Thanks a lot again. > > -------------- > Ding Xiaobin > 2006-06-15 >